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Ghouta Sarin Attack 2013

The United States' response to the Ghouta sarin attack in 2013, including the assessment of culpability, threat of military action, and diplomatic efforts to pressure Syria to join the Chemical Weapons Convention.

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What was the US response to the 2013 Ghouta chemical attack in Syria?

The United States publicly and forcefully blamed the Assad regime for the August 21, 2013 Ghouta sarin attack, made that assessment the basis for threatening military action and filing congressional a...